PRESS RELEASE FROM RIVERLINK RiverLink’s WaterRICH (Reuse, Infiltration and Conservation at Home) program is making progress: Over the past three months, the local nonprofit has installed a 100-square-foot rain garden and rain barrels for local residents, utilizing the opportunities to train individuals from Green Opportunities Water Team and other groups and indivduals in techniques to […]
News Bulletins
Twenty-one candidates file for Burke County superintendent
From the News Herald: MORGANTON –Twenty-one candidates are vying to become Burke County Public Schools next superintendent. The application process closed Feb. 29 and on Monday night the Burke County Board of Education’s superintendent search subcommittee will plan the next steps in the process.
Pete Kaliner posts top 200 Asheville city employee salaries
From 570 AM WWNC: In recognition of Sunshine Week, I am posting the first installment of salary information obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request I made earlier this month. Here are the top 200 salaries for Asheville City employees.
Women disarm knife-wielding man, assist in arrest
Announcement from the Asheville Police Department: ASHEVILLE – On Saturday, 03-10-12, at approx. 11:12 pm; Officers with the Asheville Police Department responded to a report of an assault at the Orange Peel at 101 Biltmore Avenue. While enroute to the call, Communications relayed information that one of the female victims had been stabbed. The officers […]
Civitas poll: majority support Amendment One
Full announcement from the Civitas Institute, a conservative think-tank: Raleigh, N.C. – A majority, 64 percent, of North Carolina voters say they support a constitutional amendment that establishes marriage between one man and woman as the only recognized domestic legal union in the state. Sixty-four percent of respondents said they support a constitutional amendment that […]
Gun-rights group wants Rep. Chuck McGrady out of office
From the Times-News: A political advocacy group is promising “payback” in this year’s election against state Rep. Chuck McGrady and other North Carolina lawmakers they view as soft on pro-gun laws. Grass Roots North Carolina, an all-volunteer organization whose main focus is preserving the right to keep and bear arms, has labeled McGrady, former state […]
Asheville dad plans to ride Lewis and Clark Trail to raise money for public education
From the press release: ASHEVILLE—The Lewis and Clark Trail spans 4,600 miles, four time zones, and 21 states. In September, 2012, an Asheville man will bike ride the portion of it starting in Pierre, South Dakota to Portland, Oregon to raise money for the Asheville City Schools Foundation and raise awareness of public education. “My […]
Instructors needed to teach for Asheville chapter of Guitars for Vets
From the press release: The “Guitars for Vets,” Asheville Chapter, needs more part-time volunteer guitar instructors to teach Veterans at the Charles George VA Medical Center, Asheville. Guitars For Vets (a 501c(3) non-profit organization) enhances the lives of injured and ailing Veterans through music. It provides free guitar lessons, and a free guitar, to Veterans who […]
Eliada’s NC Pre-K program now accepting applications
From the press release: ASHEVILLE, NC, March 2012 – Eliada’s Child Development Center is currently accepting applications for NC Pre-K, a kindergarten readiness initiative that is proven to help four year olds gain basic skills needed for success in elementary school. Children not currently in care are eligible to apply for the program, which is […]
Celebrate Arbor Day with Asheville GreenWorks on Saturday, March 17
PRESS RELEASE FROM ASHEVILLE GREENWORKS Asheville is celebrating Arbor Day in conjunction with St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday, March l7 at 11 a.m.. The new Asheville Zipline Canopy Adventures is the site (beside the Crowne Plaza Resort above Sam’s) because it is a new Treasured Tree Preserve. Come out to celebrate Asheville receiving the Tree […]
CTNC donates land to Blue Ridge Parkway
PRESS RELEASE FROM CTNC: A small but critical tract of protected land along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Cumberland Knob is now the property of the National Park Service thanks to a donation by the Conservation Trust for North Carolina, which acquired the land last year. “In times when government has limited resources to protect […]
Bothwell campaign challenges candidates to support WNC food banks
PRESS RELEASE: 11th Congressional District candidate Cecil Bothwell, Democrat, has issued a challenge to politicians in both parties to divert money from their campaign funds to support food banks in Western North Carolina. “Our region is number three in the nation in food insecurity,” Bothwell said. “There is very real hunger in our communities, where […]
Good samaritans assist in assault arrest
The full release from the Asheville Police Department: ASHEVILLE – On Saturday, 03-10-12, at approx. 11:12 pm; Officers with the Asheville Police Department responded to a report of an assault at the Orange Peel at 101 Biltmore Avenue. While enroute to the call, Communications relayed information that one of the female victims had been stabbed. […]
Brevard to Hendersonville rail to trail study under way
According to the Hendersonville Times-News, Mike Oliphant, who lives in Hendersonville and is a faculty member at Brevard College, envisions the day when he can ride his bicycle to work — a dream commute full of fresh air and free of vehicular traffic. Oliphant is president of the Friends of the Ecusta Trail, a grassroots, […]
Asheville GreenWorks hosts Arbor Day celebration, March 17
Arbor Day celebration to feature tree plantings, children’s activities, nature walks, safari-style Jeep® tours, and the revitalization of Asheville GreenWorks’ Treasured Tree program Event on March 17 at Asheville Zipline Canopy Adventures is free and open to the public and will include property being named a Treasured Tree Preserve From the press release: Going green […]
Stayin’ Alive — workshop on survival skills held
According to the Hendersonville Times-News, Survival is about staying alive and using what’s available to you to keep alive, according to Clint Calhoun, a biologist and teacher of the Saturday first aid survival workshop at Chimney Rock Park. “When you look around the world today and see what’s happening, it pays to be prepared for […]
Burke County native appointed as Morganton city attorney
From The News Herald: MORGANTON –Louis Vinay never set out to be a municipal lawyer, but has just landed his third job as an attorney for a municipality in Burke County. The Morganton City Council on Monday appointed Vinay the full-time city attorney. He hopes to be fully ensconced in the position by April.
Black Mountain News reports on the challenges of helping the mentally ill
The Black Mountain News reports on the difficulties of helping the mentally ill from legal challenges to the personal stress placed on family members: From the Black Mountain News: If Janet Howland were still alive today, the Certified Nursing Assistant might be once again caring for the elderly. She always wanted to return to Haiti, […]
Town of Sylva goes green
From the Smoky Mountain News: The Town of Sylva, in a quiet way, is busy setting a green example for its Western North Carolina neighbors. First the fire department, and now the new police department, incorporate green, environmentally friendly components. Sylva’s police soon will take over the former library building on Main Street now that […]
Number of quality child care centers increases in Henderson County
From the Times-News: The number of quality child care centers in Henderson County has increased over the past 10 years, based on the five-star rating system used by the N.C. Division of Child Development. Since 2002, the average star rating has risen from 2.62 stars to 4.12 stars. The stars reflect the education level of […]
Marion and McDowell County seek official recognition as retirement community
From the McDowell News: As a state certified retirement community, both Marion and McDowell County could become more attractive to retirees with money to spend. But the official designation comes at a price.